83-year-old man taken to hospital after falling from Deale pier

An 83-year-old man was taken to a hospital after falling from a pier early Tuesday morning in Deale, a county fire officials said.

Firefighters responded to the Paradise Marina, in the 6100 block of Drum Point Road, around 2 a.m. Witnesses reported hearing the man yelling fro help after he fell off the dock into the water, fire officials said.

Bystanders assisted the man in staying above water until firefighters arrived and removed him.